1. Stanley Patrick Cobbs was born on January 31,1983 and is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the run game coordinator and running backs coach at the University of North Texas.
39 Facts About Patrick Cobbs
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Patrick Cobbs played as a running back in the National Football League for five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins, and was a member of the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints.
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Patrick Cobbs played college football for the North Texas Mean Green and was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2006 NFL draft.
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Patrick Cobbs finished his high school career with 4,729 rushing yards and 61 touchdowns on offense, while adding 313 tackles and 16 interceptions on defense.
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Patrick Cobbs ran track and field in high school, where he participated in the 400 meter dash.
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Patrick Cobbs's 399 rushing yards were best in the Sun Belt Conference.
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Patrick Cobbs had a 19.2-yard average on kickoff returns, and finished third on the team with 813 all-purpose yards.
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Patrick Cobbs had a career game against Louisiana Monroe, rushing for a career-high 128 yards and a team record four touchdowns.
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Patrick Cobbs led the team in kick return and punt return average, and had a 50-yard kickoff return in the New Orleans Bowl.
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In 2003, Patrick Cobbs led the nation in rushing and scoring, while ranking in the top six in rushing touchdowns and all-purpose yards.
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Patrick Cobbs broke the school record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games, and broke Sun Belt records for rushing yards in a season, rushing yards in a game, as well as rushing touchdowns in a game and longest rush from scrimmage.
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Patrick Cobbs was the only back in the nation to have four 200-yard rushing games that season.
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Patrick Cobbs set the Sun Belt single-season mark and the school record with his 1,680 total yards.
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Patrick Cobbs was the first running back at North Texas to lead the nation in rushing and scoring.
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In 2004, Patrick Cobbs battled numerous injuries in the early part of the season, and after the first few games he took a medical redshirt.
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Patrick Cobbs led the conference in all-purpose yards with an average of 135.1 yards per game, which is 14 yards per-game better than his closest competitor.
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Patrick Cobbs averaged 155 yards rushing in his last four games of the year, including a season-best 197 yards and three touchdowns against Louisiana-Lafayette.
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Patrick Cobbs was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in the season-opening win against Middle Tennessee State.
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Patrick Cobbs held North Texas and Sun Belt Conference career records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and all-purpose yards until 2011, when he was eclipsed in all of those records by Lance Dunbar.
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Patrick Cobbs still owns the school record for rushing attempts with 818.
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Patrick Cobbs averaged 5.0 yards per carry over his career and was one of only two running backs ever at North Texas to have two 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
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Patrick Cobbs completed 2-of-3 passes with two touchdowns for a career pass efficiency rating of 407.1.
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Patrick Cobbs averaged 21.0 yards on 35 kickoff returns during his career.
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Patrick Cobbs was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team after compiling a 3.3 cumulative GPA during his career.
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Patrick Cobbs was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of North Texas by the New England Patriots on May 15,2006.
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Patrick Cobbs was inactive for the team's first regular season game against the Miami Dolphins, as he was still learning the playbook.
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Patrick Cobbs went on to play on special teams for three games before being inactive for the final two after Brown's return.
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Patrick Cobbs remained under contract with the Dolphins in 2007, and earned a backup job in training camp.
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Patrick Cobbs did not see action until game 7, against the New England Patriots when Brown was injured.
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In that game, Patrick Cobbs temporarily replaced Jesse Chatman, who had replaced the injured Brown before suffering an injury of his own.
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Patrick Cobbs made the most of his playing time, running for 14 yards and a touchdown on five carries and caught one pass for nine yards.
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Patrick Cobbs was third-string in 2008 behind Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams.
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Patrick Cobbs finished the year with 12 rushes for 88 yards and one touchdown.
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Patrick Cobbs received for 19 catches for 275 yards and two touchdowns.
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In Week 5 of the 2009 season, Patrick Cobbs tore a knee ligament after being brought down on a reverse wildcat run versus rival the New York Jets.
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Patrick Cobbs signed with the New Orleans Saints on August 16,2011, after Joique Bell was sidelined with a knee injury.
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Patrick Cobbs was released on September 12,2011, after being placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury suffered in the final preseason game.
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Patrick Cobbs was hired by his alma mater North Texas as the running backs coach in February 2019.
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Patrick Cobbs was promoted to run game coordinator in 2024, and kept his duties as the running backs coach.